Every November, we provide a full Thanksgiving dinner for families who are struggling financially. This year we are asking members of the parish to donate funds to purchase the items that go into the baskets. Those items are: hams, stuffing, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, french fried onions, instant mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pies and dinner rolls. With donations, we are able to purchase these items at a discount to fill the baskets. In 2019 we served over 200 families with a Thanksgiving dinner. What a gift to our community.
A group of parishioners in our parish cut out and sew fleece prayer blankets, with appliqued crosses. These small soft blankets are then stored in the Gift Counter in Rose Hall. When anyone in the Parish hears of someone in our community who is in need of prayers, due to an accident, surgery, illness, or some other tragedy, they can choose a blanket and fill out the card to explain who it is for and why they need prayers. The blanket is then blessed by the Rector at the Sunday church service and every member lays their hand on the blanket as they go up for communion and says a prayer for that individual. The blankets are then delivered to the person standing in need of our prayers. There is no charge for a blanket. Marla Norris is the chair for this ministry. If you are interested in helping, please call: 574-267-6266 or email: office@stanneswarsaw.
Members of Saint Anne’s dress up in costumes, decorate the trunks of their cars and fill them with Halloween Candy for the children of our West Market Street neighborhood to visit during Trick or Treat hours every Halloween. This is a way for us to inter-act with the families who do not attend St Anne’s in a welcoming way.
MAY OUTREACH – SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY We are collecting food items and monetary donations for Salvation Army throughout the month of May. To see the full list of items, please check the bulletin board in Rose Hall. Last year due to your generosity, we spent the monetary donations over the course of several months by shopping each month to fill the food pantry in Warsaw. Please make checks payable to St. Anne’s as we will purchase the items that the Salvation Army has requested.